Straight From The Pie Hole

80 degree weather - Check.
Lots of sunshine - Check.
Carpenter bees gnawing their way through my wooden deck - not happy about this, but - Check.

Are you sensing the pattern here? See where I'm going with this?

Ok, well, are you at least getting hungry (come on, you're on a pie site)?

It's time for the 2nd Annual Summer Pie Challenge!
*Rahhhhhhhh!!! Raahhhhhhh!!! And the crowd goes wild! Raahhhhhh!!!*

Last summer saw pies such as Jack Daniel's Chocolate Chip Pecan, and crowd favorite, Grasshopper. And who can forget the crazy, and totally weird, Pear and Jalapeno Jelly pie? Not me, for one, and not the little jalapeno man carved on the top either.

But this year, I'm going to make things more interesting. Think, interactive. No, I haven't figured out a way to transport a slice of pie over the internet yet; rather, I was thinking that it might be fun to take pie suggestions from my readers. You name it, and (if legally able) I'll make it. Only issue is that it has to be something I've never made before. So, be creative (or just read my old posts).

The first pie will be made on May 27th, and the flavor has already been decided on. I'm taking last season's strawberry and mixing it with my peanut butter pie filling. I will call it "Peanut Butter & Jelly Pie." Or something slightly more clever of that nature.

So draw your pens and start the brainstorming. The list of competing pies will be finalized by Friday, May 20th. It will then be hung, ever so gently, by magnet, on my refrigerator.

Please send your ideas my way, I can't wait to judge them. I like judging.



One final note: Good luck.